This report summarizes all water quality data collected
at Site BEA-35, Bear Creek in the Bear Creek (Nottawa) at Mouth Basin of the Nottawa Creek Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger
St. Joseph River Watershed. (see map to the right)

Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental
Health Bureau staff.

Bear Creek (Nottawa) at Mouth (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 34 41)

Bear Creek

BEA-35

North side of East 'X' Avenue, between South 44th Street and South 46th Street

Wakeshma Township (23)

Site Code: BEA-35, Bear Creek

Sample

Sample

E. coli Bacteria

Water Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

pH

Conductivity

TDS

Turbidity

Date

Time

(MPN)

(degrees F)

mg/L

% Saturation

(units)

(mS / cm)

(g / L)

(NTU)

07/22/2009

00:35

120.0

68.4

4.4

48.6%

8.43

0.521

0.3

5.1

06/25/2009

10:50

620.0

72.4

4.5

51.5%

8.00

0.502

0.3

9.4

06/09/2009

13:25

140.0

62.4

6.8

70.4%

7.86

0.490

0.3

8.7

05/19/2009

12:00

110.0

58.8

8.5

84.1%

7.88

0.499

0.3

5.3

04/29/2009

12:30

91.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.8

03/24/2009

12:30

45.0

43.1

7.3

58.9%

8.13

0.434

0.3

3.8

02/11/2009

12:40

360.0

34.6

9.1

64.8%

7.99

0.277

0.2

3.5

12/29/2008

11:40

1,200.0

32.5

10.8

74.5%

7.81

0.252

0.2

5.8

11/24/2008

12:25

90.0

34.4

10.8

76.7%

0.00

0.494

0.3

0.4

10/22/2008

10:20

75.0

44.8

6.1

50.7%

7.92

0.491

0.3

2.2

10/02/2008

11:30

110.0

51.3

6.1

54.9%

7.96

0.491

0.3

2.5

09/24/2008

12:00

N/A

60.3

6.0

60.1%

7.96

0.479

0.3

2.3

08/27/2008

11:25

350.0

63.5

4.8

49.8%

7.90

0.503

0.3

4.9

07/23/2008

12:15

480.0

67.2

5.4

58.8%

7.81

0.475

0.3

6.6

06/11/2008

09:25

249.5

64.2

N/A

N/A

7.63

0.492

0.3

10.9

05/28/2008

12:50

816.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6.3

04/30/2008

09:35

83.3

45.4

9.1

75.8%

8.07

0.476

0.3

2.0

04/03/2008

08:50

22.8

40.7

9.3

72.9%

7.73

0.355

0.2

2.4

03/05/2008

10:30

75.4

32.5

11.5

79.4%

7.61

0.334

0.2

4.0

01/09/2008

09:15

1,178.0

42.1

9.0

71.2%

7.74

0.218

0.1

9.9

01/09/2008

09:15

913.9

42.1

9.0

71.2%

7.74

0.218

0.1

9.9

11/14/2007

09:00

78.5

47.7

10.6

91.5%

7.83

0.495

0.3

4.3

08/10/2007

08:05

1,850.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

08/10/2007

08:05

1,299.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

07/20/2007

08:00

1,553.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

07/20/2007

08:00

1,785.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

06/21/2007

10:15

816.4

65.8

14.4

154.8%

7.84

0.519

0.3

16.7

06/06/2007

11:35

920.8

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

05/16/2007

10:50

4,106.0

58.8

6.4

63.3%

7.84

0.349

0.2

17.9

05/09/2007

11:15

2,419.6

63.2

6.2

64.5%

7.84

0.333

0.2

43.0

04/19/2007

11:20

73.3

49.4

12.9

113.6%

8.30

0.454

0.3

2.8

01/23/2007

11:45

45.9

34.3

12.4

87.9%

8.20

0.468

0.3

2.5

11/07/2006

10:35

248.1

46.6

9.4

79.3%

7.95

0.493

0.3

3.3

09/21/2006

10:35

686.7

50.3

10.0

89.4%

8.03

0.511

0.3

2.6

07/13/2006

11:10

290.5

70.0

7.3

81.6%

7.97

0.513

0.3

N/A

05/09/2006

10:48

461.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

03/28/2006

09:50

31.1

43.2

6.2

51.2%

8.16

0.476

0.3

37.2

12/06/2005

10:55

63.8

32.0

9.9

68.9%

7.61

0.544

0.4

4.9

10/18/2005

10:25

613.1

47.3

7.2

62.9%

7.68

0.563

0.4

9.8

08/25/2005

11:00

770.1

62.5

6.1

64.5%

8.00

0.523

0.3

10.9

06/17/2005

12:10

727.0

63.0

7.4

78.8%

7.71

0.522

0.3

23.9

04/19/2005

12:45

344.8

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

03/24/2005

13:45

6.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10/28/2004

13:00

228.2

51.4

6.8

62.5%

7.46

0.528

0.3

9.1

08/27/2004

11:45

139.1

71.8

0.9

9.8%

7.22

0.525

0.4

5.6

07/15/2004

11:58

529.8

68.0

5.5

61.5%

7.60

0.460

0.3

36.1

06/11/2004

11:20

2,419.2

64.5

1.8

19.6%

7.21

0.353

0.2

3.4

05/07/2004

11:50

461.1

58.0

7.5

75.4%

7.83

0.445

0.3

16.4

04/15/2004

12:54

70.6

52.9

8.9

84.4%

8.02

0.435

0.3

3.7

03/26/2004

12:32

65.0

47.5

4.7

41.2%

6.86

0.243

0.2

15.2

03/03/2004

11:21

259.5

35.9

9.7

73.1%

7.60

0.288

0.2

10.8

02/11/2004

10:40

517.2

31.7

10.2

71.8%

7.51

0.450

0.3

4.7

01/21/2004

10:40

101.0

31.8

9.6

66.9%

7.75

0.485

0.3

5.7

SummaryStatistics

Count

52

43

42

42

43

43

43

44

Average

598.3

51.4

7.9

68.9%

7.63

0.441

0.3

9.1

Minumum

6.1

31.7

0.9

9.8%

0.00

0.218

0.1

0.4

Maximum

4,106.0

72.4

14.4

154.8%

8.43

0.563

0.4

43.0

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for BEA-35 (Bear Creek) between January 2004 and July 2009. This site is located in Section Number 23 of Wakeshma Township, North side of East 'X' Avenue, between South 44th Street and South 46th Street.

26 out of 52 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

7 out of 52 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

19 out of 52 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.